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Depression Marsh

There are 209 taxa reported for the Depression Marsh habitat.

A short description of the Depression Marsh community from The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) is “small, isolated, often rounded depression in sand substrate with peat accumulating toward center; surrounded by fire-maintained community; seasonally inundated; still water; statewide excluding Keys; frequent or occasional fire; largely herbaceous; maidencane, sawgrass, pickerelweed, longleaf threeawn, sand cordgrass, peelbark St. John’s wort.” A full description can be found in FNAI's 2010 Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Acer rubrum Red maple Native
Acmella oppositifolia var. repens Oppositeleaf spotflower Native
Agalinis linifolia Flaxleaf false foxglove Native
Ammannia latifolia Pink redstem, Toothcup Native
Andropogon brachystachyus Shortspike bluestem Native
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior Hairy bushy bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens Broomsedge bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Broomsedge bluestem Native
Aristida palustris Longleaf threeawn Native
Aristida purpurascens var. virgata Arrowfeather threeawn Native
Asclepias lanceolata Fewflower milkweed Native
Bacopa caroliniana Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop Native
Bacopa monnieri Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace Native
Bartonia verna White screwstem Native
Bigelowia nudata subsp. australis Southern pineland rayless goldenrod Native
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Bletia purpurea Pinepink Native
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle, Bog hemp, Button-hemp Native
Calopogon barbatus Bearded grasspink Native
Centella asiatica Coinwort, Spadeleaf Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Coelorachis rugosa Wrinkled jointtail grass Native
Coelorachis tuberculosa Florida jointtail grass Native
Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth’s tickseed Native
Crinum americanum Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily Native
Croton michauxii Rushfoil, Michaux’s croton Native
Cuscuta gronovii Scaldweed Native
Cyperus articulatus Jointed flatsedge Native
Cyperus odoratus Fragrant flatsedge Native
Cyperus ovatus Pinebarren flatsedge Native
Desmodium floridanum Florida ticktrefoil Native
Dichanthelium aciculare Needleleaf witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. longiligulatum Rough witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium erectifolium Erectleaf witchgrass Native
Diodia virginiana Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed Native
Drosera brevifolia Dwarf sundew Native
Drosera capillaris Pink sundew Native
Echinochloa crus-galli Barnyardgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Echinochloa muricata Rough barnyardgrass Native
Echinochloa walteri Coast cockspur Native
Eleocharis baldwinii Baldwin’s spikerush, roadgrass Native
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Eleocharis flavescens Yellow spikerush, Pale spikerush Native
Eleocharis geniculata Canada spikerush Native
Eleocharis interstincta Knotted spikerush Native
Eleocharis microcarpa Smallfruit spikerush Native
Eleocharis vivipara Viviparous spikerush Native
Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Carolina scalystem Native
Erigeron vernus Early whitetop fleabane Native
Eriocaulon compressum Flattened pipewort Native
Eriocaulon decangulare Tenangle pipewort Native
Eriochloa michauxii var. michauxii Longleaf cup grass, Michaux’s cup grass Native
Eryngium yuccifolium Button snakeroot, Button rattlenakemaster Native
Eulophia alta Wild-coco Native
Eupatorium leptophyllum Falsefennel Native
Eupatorium mikanioides Semaphore eupatorium, Semaphore thoroughwort Native
Eustachys glauca Prairie fingergrass, Saltmarsh fingergrass Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Not Native, Naturalized
Fimbristylis caroliniana Carolina fimbry Native
Fuirena breviseta Saltmarsh umbrellasedge Native
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern umbrellasedge Native
Funastrum clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Gratiola pilosa Shaggy hedgehyssop Native
Gratiola ramosa Branched hedgehyssop Native
Helenium pinnatifidum Southeastern sneezeweed Native
Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet rosemallow Native
Hibiscus furcellatus Lindenleaf rosemallow, Linden-leaf hibiscus Native
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp hibiscus, Swamp rosemallow Native
Hydrocotyle bonariensis Largeleaf marshpennywort Native
Hydrocotyle umbellata Manyflower marshpennywort Native
Hydrocotyle verticillata var. verticillata Whorled marshpennywort Native
Hydrolea corymbosa Skyflower Native
Hymenocallis palmeri Alligatorlily Native
Hypericum brachyphyllum Coastalplain St. John’s-wort Native
Hypericum cistifolium Roundpod St. John's-wort Native
Hypericum fasciculatum Sandweed, Peelbark St. John’s-wort Native
Hypericum gentianoides Pineweeds, Orangegrass Native
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew’s-cross Native
Hypericum tetrapetalum Fourpetal St. John’s-wort Native
Hypoxis wrightii Bristleseed yellow stargrass Native
Hyptis alata Musky mint, Clustered bushmint Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon holly, Dahoon Native
Ipomoea sagittata Everglades morningglory Native
Isoetes flaccida Florida quillwort Native
Iva microcephala Piedmont marshelder Native
Juncus megacephalus Bighead rush Native
Juncus repens Lesser creeping rush Native
Juncus scirpoides Needlepod rush Native
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Virginia saltmarsh mallow Native
Lachnanthes caroliana Bloodroot, Carolina redroot Native
Lachnocaulon anceps Whitehead bogbutton Native
Leersia hexandra Southern cutgrass Native
Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis Bearded spangletop Native
Leptochloa virgata Tropical spangletop Native
Lindernia dubia Yellowseed false-pimpernel Native
Linum floridanum Florida yellow flax Native
Linum medium var. texanum Stiff yellow flax Native
Ludwigia alata Winged primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia decurrens Wingleaf primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia linifolia Southeastern primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia maritima Seaside primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia palustris Marsh seedbox Native
Ludwigia peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow Not Native, Naturalized
Ludwigia repens Creeping primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia suffruticosa Shrubby primrosewillow Native
Lycopodiella appressa Southern club-moss Native
Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua Nodding club-moss Native
Lygodesmia aphylla Roserush Native
Lygodium microphyllum Small-leaf climbing fern Not Native, Naturalized
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush Native
Marshallia tenuifolia Barbara's-buttons, Grassleaf Barbara's button Native
Melaleuca quinquenervia Punktree Not Native, Naturalized
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Mimosa pigra Black mimosa Not Native, Naturalized
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry Native
Nuphar lutea subsp. advena Spatterdock, Yellow Pondlily Native
Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily Native
Nymphoides aquatica Big floatingheart Native
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal fern Native
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon fern Native
Panicum hemitomon Maidencane Native
Panicum rigidulum Redtop panicum Native
Panicum tenerum Bluejoint panicum Native
Paspalum praecox Early paspalum Native
Peltandra virginica Green arum, Green arrow arum Native
Persea palustris Swamp bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phragmites australis Common reed Native
Phyla nodiflora Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed, Frogfruit Native
Phyllanthus caroliniensis subsp. saxicola Rock Carolina leafflower Native
Physostegia purpurea False dragonhead, Eastern false dragonhead Native
Pinguicula pumila Small butterwort Native
Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida slash pine Native
Piriqueta cistoides subsp. caroliniana Pitted stripeseed Native
Pluchea baccharis Rosy camphorweed Native
Pluchea foetida Stinking camphorweed Native
Pogonia ophioglossoides Rose pogonia, Snakemouth orchid Native
Polygala balduinii Baldwin's milkwort Native
Polygala cruciata Drumheads Native
Polygala cymosa Tall pinebarren milkwort Native
Polygala lutea Orange milkwort Native
Polygala nana Candyroot Native
Polygala ramosa Low pinebarren milkwort Native
Polygala rugelii Big yellow milkwort Native
Polygala setacea Coastalplain milkwort Native
Polygonum glabrum Denseflower knotweed Native
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild water-pepper, Swamp smartweed Native
Polygonum punctatum Dotted smartweed Native
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Native
Proserpinaca palustris Mermaid weed, Marsh mermaidweed Native
Proserpinaca pectinata Mermaid weed, Combleaf mermaidweed Native
Ptilimnium capillaceum Mock bishopsweed, Herbwilliam Native
Rhexia mariana Pale meadowbeauty, Maryland meadowbeauty Native
Rhexia nuttallii Nuttall’s meadowbeauty Native
Rhynchospora cephalantha Bunched beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora colorata Starrush whitetop Native
Rhynchospora divergens Spreading beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis Fascicled Beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora harperi Harper’s beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora inundata Narrowfruit horned beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora latifolia Giant whitetop Native
Rhynchospora nitens Shortbeak beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora rariflora Fewflower beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy’s beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora wrightiana Wright’s beaksedge Native
Rudbeckia hirta Blackeyed susan Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia decandra Bartram's rosegentian Native
Sabatia stellaris Rose-of-Plymouth Native
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane plumegrass Native
Sacciolepis striata American cupscale Native
Sagittaria filiformis Threadleaf arrowhead Native
Sagittaria isoetiformis Quillwort arrowhead Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain willow Native
Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Elderberry, American elder Native
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schoenolirion albiflorum Sunnybells, White sunnybell Native
Scleria baldwinii Baldwin's nutrush Native
Scleria georgiana Slenderfruit nutrush Native
Scleria verticillata Low nutrush Native
Sesbania herbacea Danglepod Native
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Native
Spiranthes laciniata Lacelip lady's-tresses Native
Spiranthes praecox Greenvein lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes vernalis Spring lady’s-tresses Native
Stillingia aquatica Corkwood, Water toothleaf Native
Syngonanthus flavidulus Yellow hatpins Native
Teucrium canadense Wood sage, Canadian germander Native
Thalia geniculata Alligatorflag, Fireflag Native
Thelypteris interrupta Interrupted maiden fern, Hottentot fern Native
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Marsh fern Native
Tiedmannia filiformis Water dropwort, Water cowbane Native
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss Native
Tillandsia utriculata Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native
Typha latifolia Common cat-tail, Broadleaf cattail Native
Utricularia cornuta Horned bladderwort Native
Utricularia foliosa Leafy bladderwort Native
Utricularia simulans Fringed bladderwort Native
Utricularia subulata Zigzag bladderwort Native
Vernonia blodgettii Florida ironweed Native
Xyris ambigua Coastalplain yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris elliottii Elliott's yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris fimbriata Fringed yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris flabelliformis Savannah yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris smalliana Small's yelloweyed grass Native